Overview

• The FBI concluded a two-day grid search around Rock Island Campground, recovering several items over roughly 247 acres with more than 100 personnel.
• Investigators confirmed bones were among the items and sent them to Central Washington University’s anthropology department to determine if they are human.
• Travis Decker remains wanted on three counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping, is considered armed and dangerous, and carries a U.S. Marshals reward of up to $20,000.
• Earlier testing found Decker’s DNA on plastic bags and cable ties at the scene, and medical examiners ruled the deaths of Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia as homicides by suffocation.
• The search area’s rugged terrain has complicated the investigation, and officials say no conclusive evidence shows where Decker is or whether he is deceased.